
Women are used to their hair clogging drains and laying wispy blankets on the bathroom floor. But when your ponytail starts to look startlingly skinny or you're showing more scalp than you'd like, it can be worth seeking help for a common but often neglected problem:female pattern baldness.Hair loss also can be a sign of a hormone disorder, such as polycystic ovary syndrome or a thyroid imbalance, and it's a symptom of many illnesses, from anemia to syphilis, but those usually are also accompanied by other symptoms.Though hair loss isn't usually...